Day #23 of the #30daysofbourbon is another release from one of my favorite distilleries, Spirits of French Lick. The Maddie Gladden is a high rye bourbon. I have really grown to love anything from Spirits of French Lick!! Cheers!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Day #24 of the #30daysofbourbon is the beginning of the last week of bourbon heritage month, the end of a hard week and the date that means we are 3 months away from Christmas so it deserves a special pour!! Buffalo Trace #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Day #25 of the #30daysofbourbon is an annual release I have snagged for the last several years. It is a decent bottle but I think they have hit my price point as the bottle has gone to $125 this year. Cheers!!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Day #26 of the #30daysofbourbon is an MGP product out of Vegas. I have grown pretty fond of any Smoke Wagon release. I think I just love bourbon!!! Cheers!!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Day #27 of the #30daysofbourbon is a new brand that I haven't tried before, Clyde May's. I grabbed this bottle while in Florida earlier this year as it was a decent priced 6 yr old bourbon. I Cheers!!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter Clyde May's Whiskey

Day #28 of the #30daysofbourbon is a freah crack 4 yr old Bottled in Bond from New Riff. This bottle was distilled in 2016 and bottled in 2020. I grabbed this bottle last Spring while in Florida. Cheers!!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Day #29 of the #30daysofbourbon is one of the early bottles of bourbon I purchased. I bought this bottle before I was into bourbon and went to the liquor store looking for a high proof bottle of bourbon to make bourbon balls. #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter Buffalo Trace

Day #30 of the #30daysofbourbon is the final day of the challenge and the end of an awesome month of bourbon!! To celebrate I picked a very special bottle for today!! Cheers!!! #BHM2021 #bourbonheritagemonth Bourbon & Banter

Thanksgiving is almost here!!!!

The best part of working late at the bakery during the holidays is the 15 min break around 1730 each evening!! Pretty good way to end a busy day!!! #sunset @albemarledowntown

1oo years ago today our local paper published an article about the new Albemarle Bakery building being built downtown. Today we announced that we will be building a new bakery building downtown at 310 S. Second St. So much for being retired......

It is amazing how the Lord takes you through life if you let Him!! Who would have thought my fire service life would have stopped like it did and my bakery life would have taken off like it did!!!

Look who is featured on WBTV News Carolina Landmarks tonight!! Thanks for spotlighting the Albemarle Sweet Shop and our rich history

So cool to know we were in front of so many people tonight sharing our history!!

#Webinar #Tickets go on sale, 3/21 at 12:01 AM ET. Cost is $20 - Net Proceeds benefit our Fire Service families. Todd J. LeDuc AndyStarnesFire The FirehouseTribune Life Scan Wellness Responder Wipes HAAS Alert EJ Shawn Oke @IAFFNewsDesk NatlVolFireCouncil Kevin F. Burns joe D Nestorbars @Chief_Downs

I am almost 3 yrs. into retirement from the fire service and our family is making a huge investment in our future. We are building a new Albemarle Sweet Shop after the bakery has rented its space for the past 61 yrs. So much for retirement!!!!

Hard to believe it is my 3rd anniversary from my fire service retirement. Crazy how fast life changes!!! I never thought I would be so separated from the fire service so quickly. Guess God had other plans for me!! Bring on the pies!!!

In just a little over three years since stepping away from the fire service our family is making a multi-million dollar investment in our downtown by building a new building to house our bakery. So much for retirement!!!

Thanks to Queen City News for their awesome story on downtown Albemarle and the Albemarle Sweet Shop. The post fire chief life is going strong!!!! qcnews.com/queen-city-hom…

Win a barrel of Blanton's Gold valued at $20,000 sazeracbarrelselect.com/drawing #blantonsgoldsweeps #sazeracbarrelselect